Free Miscellaneous Topics in Chicago
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Fatal Incident
Jim Proebstle, Author
Inspired by the true events of an Air Transport Command aircraft disaster in Alaska in 1944, Fatal Incident reveals the dark secrets of a WW II conspiracy and cover-up of how twenty U.S. military deaths have gone unsolved for over 70 years. The story will attract men and women interested in intrigue, Russian espionage, and heart-pounding drama; as the human emotions and lives of people in love, separated by war, are changed forever. MORE >
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Spirituality and Meditation
Agha Maisam, Client Partner
I was introduced to Spirituality and meditation in 2019 and it become my love very quickly. I started finding answers to key questions I had throughout my life but no one was able to answer them. Questions like, what is one's purpose in life? What is 'I' and 'Ego'. How can I really become a good human being? etc. MORE >
I also understood that in order to really learn something, first step was to unlearn. Learning was easy, but unlearning was the real challenge. Spirituality and Meditation helped me unlearn so that I can truly learn the hidden yet always available lessons of life. I want to offer the same to people and help them a truly happy life. -
Theology & Spirituality
Dr. Cliff Brickman, Doctor, Therapist, Researcher, Wellness Clinic, The Still Soft Voice
Dr. Brickman will discuss the religious topics covered in media like FoxTV, such as “to be religious, you must be judgmental,” “how many religions will kill you if you leave it?” and “as Americans with our PC, and our priorities, we should all have our heads examined.”
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The Bible and the Ballot – A New Vision for Christian Political Engagement
Ted Williams III, Political Science Faculty, City Colleges of Chicago/WYCC PBS
Faith is an increasingly controversial topic in US politics. Can diverse faith and secular communities find common ground on our nation’s most pressing issues? Should faith remain personal or can people of faith contribute to US politics? Ted’s non-partisan and holistic conversation offers a new vision for faith-based civic engagement.
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Enhance Your Communications Skills
Karin McNicholas & Dennis McNicholas, Mediation Services
This husband/wife team has been successfully training individuals, families and groups in effective communications for 12 years.
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Travel Hacking
Edwin Goitia, Founder and Visionary, I Am A Brand
Often travel is seen as a luxury and an expensive hobby, but there is a way to access the world with less money or resources - travel hacking. Edwin dives into this incredibly hot and trending hobby that has picked up the pace globally with people of all ages and backgrounds.
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The World Today
Dr. Cliff Brickman, Doctor, Therapist, Researcher, Wellness Clinic, The Still Soft Voice
Dr. Brickman will explain how the primary solution to the world’s woes is not a military one, but rather a psychological and cultural one. He will discuss how better military equipment by itself won’t do it.
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Your Brain is Lying to You!
Roger Breisch, Speaker / Provocateur, Dancing With Chaos
In her highly acclaimed book, Being Wrong: Adventures in the margin of error, Kathryn Schulz says “As far as we know, then, error is uniquely ours. Our fallibility is what keeps us suspended between the kingdom of lessor animals and the kingdom of God.” MORE >
How might we be different in the world if we knew a large percentage of what we think we “know” is wrong… or at least off kilter? If we entered the world each day with the understanding there is much to learn and revise about our current thinking, might we be more curious? Better listeners?The human brain is a pattern making marvel, but the stories we make up based on those patterns are often wrong. We do this every day when we make up stories about others based on very little knowledge of who they really are. Might we find people are far more interesting than our first impressions leave us to believe?
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Safe Communities – Safe Kids
Dr. Michael Litow, Executive Director, The Education Center
Dr. Litow addresses keeping schools a place for learning, not fear. He brings basic and reasonable insights into how each person can make a difference in our communities to keep students safe.
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Elder Mediation
Karin McNicholas & Dennis McNicholas, Mediation Services
Mediation allows families to explore mutually acceptable solutions to difficult problems with parents and elderly relatives. It encourages creative problem solving within the private family setting rather than relying upon the legal system to resolve these issues.